Pie tin



1,596,331 E. N. BASSETT Filed April 4, 1925 ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

' ETHEL anagram, or LIn'ooI n; nnBa sKA.

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T 7' Application filed April 4,1925. S eria 1 No.'20,'813.

i This invention relates to tins for'baking pies and has for'its objectthe-provision of I a device formed'of sections whiehi naybej lar flange =l-which is received in overlapreadily separated so that the pie may be removed as a whole or in divided 1 portions,

without causing breakage" or a disruption of thepie. 1,

Another object of the invention ist-he provision of a tin for baking pie crust having a A further object of the invention :is;tl1e-- of. the .pie crust perforated removable icover for" aiding in provision of a tin'for baking pies, said'tinthey may be readily i'nterfitted and locked being formed of sections socon'structed thattogether for baking purposes oreasily: disassociated for removing the; whole or in divided portions. r

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view o fthe accompany ing'drawing forming. a part of the-specification'; nevertheless it is to be understood that baked pie as a sure, being susceptible of such-changes and modifications which shall define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims. v i

In the drawings: P v Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a baking tin properly assembledfi;' x i .1 t

Figure 2 's a view inap-erspective of a"section ofthe baking tin and perforated cover in assembled relation; with the cover broken awa 7 [f .71?

Flgure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of thecombined cover and tin. 1'

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view/in: perspect'ive showing the icon'struotion of the joined sections of the tin. v

I Referringrmore particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a circular base member of a section 20f the tin proper and which has a semi-circular upstanding flange 3 forming a support for the sidewalls of the pie crust.

the invention is not confined to the discloi which 1s adapted to be employed in baking 1 .1 r

semi-annular lateral flange 18' and its lower end to the. lowerfportion o'fthewa-ll' 9 ticularly in Figures 1 and 3"is providedwith L semi-clrcular side wall Qand-an internally pro ecting horizontally dlsposed semi-circuping relation by the freeperiphera'l e d-get'oi base member, when the section's2and8 are fitted together; The side wall-9101i the section 8 is also provided-avithfasemirannnlar lateral flange '11 which has ,a downwardly projecting portion '12 and a laterallyiex- Itending portion 18. The edges of the wally9; t

as shown at 14, are ext-ended suflicientlyand ofiset'to be received in overlapping relation with the edges15 of the wall 3 of the seic- 7 tion. 2;Adjacent these edges, areprovided pins or projections 16 adapted *tObnga-ge Ii notches '17 in the extensions 14 at thefree ends of the wall 9Loif interfittingsection 8. Itwvill be'notedthatthe:section 8-isalso provided with a handle 7 which "secured at its upp'erend to apoint adjacent: the 1 2:

of saidsectionflfjv 0 A mold member is'}prov1ded foi' the'; pan

ple crusts for. not only aiding in, fornnis;

the crust but, for retainingthe crust in its propershape'swhen being baked." Thein-old $5 1 v 'whi ch :is-:downturm edat T23 and then 1 put- 1 the side walls of said sections and from The periphery of the flan 'e 3 is provided with an annular lateral flange l'having a downwardly turned portion 5 and an outwardly turned portion 6. Connected to the side wall below the annular flange '6 is the inner end of a handle 7 which'is bent outwardly and secured at its lower end to the lower edge of the wall 3;

A cooperating section, shown more paroperatively engagingthe flanges wardly at 24'with the flanges 23 niacin to 5 -.and 6;

section 2 and'flanges 12 and 13 of thesec- 1, tion 8 of'the tin-proper whereby-the r- I memberis support-ed in'spaced relation gtroni base 1 ofsai'd' baking tin gjPivote'd clamp-.- ing members 25 are hinged 'atf'diall'ltl'l lv opposite points on the flange 24 01: the 3 member and are provided with resilient ears 26 enga'geable' with the side-edges 27 of the handles 7 and 7 whereby the meld member, is locked to the tin proper, 7

All portions of the cover are provided with perforations '36 at its base and side walls to permit the escape of steam therefrom and also to prevent the creation of a vacuum during baking. t 7

It will be noted that a pieplate has been provided in which the dough maybe placed and formed by means of the mold member 19 no and maintained in position while being baked. The flanges 23 and 24 of said mold 1 T I 1 i is h dii U NITED STATE-s member cooperate with the complementary flanges of the sections 3 and 8 of the tin proper for forming the periphery of the crust and also for maintaining the same against breakage during baking. When the crust has been properly baked, the mole member may be removed by means of a handle 28 secured on the base member 20 or said mold member after the catches 25 have been released from the handle 7. The handle '28 is maintained in a vertical position so that the same may be readily grasped or engaged by some instrument for removing said mold member. The filling for the pie is then placed within the crust and the completion of the baking of the'pie is had without the use of the mold member.

The catches 25 which are carried by the annular flange of the mold member 19 when engaging the handles 7 and 7 cooperatewith the complementary flanges oi the pan and the mold member to not only aid in retaining the mold member in place but for aiding in holding the sections of the pan in proper position.

What I claim is r 1. A baking tin formed of two sections, one section having a circular base and a semi-circular side wall, the second section having a semi-circular side wall and an internal lateral flange adapted to engage the free periphery of the base member of the first section, cooperating means on the ends of the side walls of the sections adapted to lock the sections together, said locking means comprising extensions on the side Walls of the second section adapted to overlap the ends of the side wall of the first section and provided with notches, and projections on the ends of the sidewall of the first section engageable with said notches.

2. A baking tin formed of two sections, one' section having a circular base and a semi-circular side wall, the second section having a semi-circular side wall and an internal lateral flange adapted to engage the free periphery of the base member of the first section, cooperating means on the ends of the side walls of the sections adapted to lock the sections together, a mold member adapted to be disposed within the interfitting sections, each ofthe sections of the tin proper being provided with a handle, a latching means pivoted to the mold member a'daptedto engage the handles for aiding in looking the sections or the baking tin together and for locking the mold member in position. 1

3. A baking tin formed of two sections, one section having a circular base and a semi-circular side wall, the second section having a, semi-circular side wall and an internal lateral flange adapted to engage the free periphery of the base member of the first section, cooperating means on the ends of the side walls of the sections adapted to lock the sections. together, a mold member adapted to be, supported by the upper edge of the side walls of the sections of the baking tin, the mold member comprising a circular base and a circular side wall, the mold member being provided with extensions adapted to overlap the upper edge o-iithe side wall of the baking tin, and latch means for locking the mold member to thesections and for aiding in gether. 4. A

locking the sections tobaking tin formed ofitwo sections,

one section having a circular base and a' semi-circular side wall, the second section havlng a semi-circular side wall and an internal lateral flange adapted to engage the free periphery of the base member oft-he first section, cooperating means on the ends of the side walls or the sections adapted to lock the sections together, the side walls of each section being provided with external lateral extensions at their upper edges, with downwardly and outwardly projecting flanges disposed at the free edges o'l 'thelateral extensions.

5. A mold member for a baking tin having a perforated circular base, a: perforated circular side wall and a circular horizontal flange projecting from the upper edge of the side wall with the flanges projecting downwardly and then outwardly from the first mentioned flange, and a handle projecting upwardly from the base of said cover.

' ETHEL NELL BASSETT. 

